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Event Timeline
Thursday, May 17
2:45pm-4:45pm
Ride with the Pros presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies (invitation only)
Group ride for sponsors and special guests led by pro cyclists.
Friday, May 18
4pm start
Monkey Hill Time Trial -- Brandywine Park
A course made famous during the Tour DuPont. Watch 300 riders compete against the clock and the cobblestones of Monkey Hill. Outdoor BBQ with music, beer and family fun in Brandywine Park.
Saturday, May 19 Free Bike Valet @ Rodney Square
9:00am
Men’s Category IV (20 miles)
10:15am
Men’s Category II-III Race (25 miles)
Noon
Opening Ceremonies: Parade to Fight Hunger, presented by Walgreens
Marching bands, step teams, schools, and more than 300 organizations walk the race course to kick off the Grand Prix and raise awareness for the Food Bank of Delaware. Walk or ride the course; everyone is invited to participate.
Parade staging under the Delaware History Center arch (500 Market Street) at 11:00am.
1:15pm
Youth Challenge and Cadence Cycling Foundation Youth Races
2:00pm
Women’s Pro, I & II (25 miles)
Features many of the top-rated female racers in the U.S.
3:45pm
Wilmington Grand Prix presented by Bank of America
Men’s Pro & Category I (35 miles)
Elite national and international racers compete for USA Cycling National Race Calendar points.
5:00pm
Awards Ceremony
Location: Main Stage (800 block of Market Street)
After Awards Ceremony
Post-Race Party along the course at:
Chelsea Tavern
Ernest and Scott's Tap Room
World Café Live
Orilla’s Tapas
ALL DAY SATURDAY
Course cafes, DJ and live music, family activities, BMX stunt shows, bike vendors and demonstrations, street festival and sidewalk sale.
Sunday, May 20
Grand Prix Gran Fondo
The newest element of the Wilmington Grand Prix. Choose from three different course lengths as you traverse through 11 cultural attractions and climb the hills of chateau country.
Choose from three course lengths ___, ____, __-. The Wilmington Grand Prix Gran Fondo is a series of long-distance rides that have been developed to take riders through some of our region’s most beautiful historic properties. The mass start ride will leave from the Delaware Art Museum and traverse the rolling hills as riders wind through 11 cultural attractions such as Hagley, Winterthur Museum and Country Estate, Mount Cuba Center, Delaware Museum of Natural History, Rockford Park, and Auburn Heights State Park.
8:00am Mass Start
Finish Line Party in the Sculpture Garden at the Delaware Art Museum
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